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Infantry Weapons

Pakistan Army Deploys Chinese HQ-16A SAM System in Kashmir

July 18, 2021 GDC 0

In 2016, the Pakistan Army disclosed that it had procured six HQ-16A surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems from China for $373 million U.S. in fiscal year 2014-2015. This acquisition appears to be a follow-on from the […]

Naval Platforms

China launches first Type 054A/P frigate for Pakistan Navy

August 23, 2020 GDC 0

China’s Hudong Zhonghua launched the first Type 054 A/P Frigate for Pakistan Navy today. This is the first of four vessels on order by Pakistan. Pakistan signed a first contract for the delivery two Type […]

Infantry Weapons

The HQ-16 (LY-80) Surface-to-Air Missile System

January 22, 2018 LM Publications 0

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  • DZYNE Technologies Test Fires Low-cost IonStrike Kinetic Energy Interceptor.

    June 12, 2026 0
    The U.S. Army’s 52nd Air Defense Artillery Brigade is testing a low-cost kinetic interceptor called IonStrike in Europe this spring, evaluating whether the system produced by DZYNE Technologies can fill the mid-range gap in American [...]
  • Ukraine Shoots Down Six Russian Reconnaissance Balloons Over Kyiv

    February 16, 2023 0
    Russia may be using balloons to preserve its decreasing stocks of reconnaissance drones, as a new report says Moscow has lost 50 percent of its tanks during the war. Six Russian balloons were spotted over [...]
  • IAF MiG-29 fighter plane crashes in Punjab, pilot ejects safely

    May 10, 2020 0
    A Mig-29 aircraft airborne on a training mission from an Air Force base near Jalandhar met with an accident, said Indian Air Force (IAF) officials on Friday. The pilot has been rescued by a helicopter [...]
  • Philippines Signs Memorandum of Understanding With Sweden To Purchase Gripen Fighter Jet

    June 9, 2023 0
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  • Humiliating Russian military, Russia has asked China for missiles, drones, armoured vehicles: Financial Times

    March 16, 2022 0
    The United States told allies that Russia has requested military gear from China, including missiles, drones, and armoured vehicles, and that China “responded positively” to the request, the Financial Times reports. Why Russia didn’t use [...]
  • Indian Navy Selects Rolls-Royce MT30 Propulsion for All Future Warships

    November 1, 2021 0
    As part of the UK’s upcoming Carrier Strike Group tour, UK-based engineering company Rolls-Royce wants to explore opportunities for partnering with the Indian Navy to offer end-to-end solutions for the electrification of future warships. Indian [...]
Infantry Weapons

Indian Army selects Meprolight MEPRO X6 as new daytime optic for Negev light machine guns.

June 18, 2026 0

The Indian Army has selected Meprolight’s MEPRO X6 telescopic sight as the dedicated daytime optic for its Negev light machine guns (LMG), concluding a multi‑year evaluation process aimed at boosting long‑range engagement capability across frontline […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Taiwan’s Army Fires HIMARS Rocket Artillery in an Anti-invasion Drills.

June 10, 2026 0

Taiwan’s military on Wednesday fired its new mobile HIMARS rocket system, which is widely used by Ukraine, simulating an attack ​on an invading Chinese force and demonstrating its ability to “shoot-and-scoot” by avoiding ‌counter strikes. […]

East Asia and Pacific Region

Australia fires its first homegrown AS9 Huntsman self-propelled howitzer.

June 8, 2026 0

Australia fired its first domestically built self-propelled howitzers during live-fire training last week, completing the journey from a production line in Geelong to live rounds downrange in a matter of months — a timeline that […]

Americas

Canada Purchases 26 HIMARS Rocket Artillery.

June 5, 2026 0

The Government of Canada said it has finalised a government-to-government agreement with the United States for the acquisition of long-range missile capability for the Canadian Armed Forces. The Government of Canada said it has finalised […]

Americas

U.S. Navy purchases Israeli soldier-portable SMASH 2000LE fire control systems.

June 4, 2026 0

An Israeli fire control technology company has now secured contracts with all four major branches of the U.S. military, completing a sweep across the American armed forces that took less than a year. Smart Shooter […]

Europe

Germany Purchases $5.4 Billion Worth of Israeli PULS Rocket Launchers.

May 29, 2026 0

Germany Advancing 5 Billion Euro Rocket Launcher Deal With Israel’s ElbitIf completed, the deal would include hundreds of rocket launchers and could increase Elbit’s order backlog by about 20 percent, strengthening the Israel-based defense contractor’s […]

  • C4iSR

    Thales SMART-S 3D Radar

  • Civil Aviation

    Dassault Aviation Unveils Ultra Longer-range Falcon 10X Aircraft

  • Europe

    Russia Drops Bombs on Mariupol Drama Theatre

  • Air Platform

    Peru cleared to purchase 12 F-16V Block 70 Fighter Jets.

  • Europe

    Putin’s Mafia State: Oligarchs Steal Billions Of Dollars From Russian Defense Industries, Produces Poor Quality Weapons

  • Air Platform

    Dassault Aviation to accelerate Rafale production amid high market demands

  • Defense Industry

    Netherlands and Belgium agree on building $4.4 billion ASW frigates

  • Americas

    US Army gets one step closer to medium-range hypersonic missiles

  • Europe

    Casualties of S-400 Deal: Turkish Albayraklar Defence seized operations

  • Air Platform

    Australia cannot deliver F/A-18 Hornet aircraft to Ukraine until 2024

  • Air Platform

    US Air Force’s T-7A Red Hawk trainer completes taxi tests before maiden flight

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    Austal to Convert Decommissioned RAN’s Patrol Boat into USV

  • Air Platform

    Ukrainian Patriot Missiles Shot Down Two More Su-34 in Avdiivka and Mariupol. 14 Aircraft Downed in 12 Days

  • Uncategorized

    Boeing Awarded $3.1 Billion Contract To Produce KC-46A Tankers For Israeli And U.S. Air Force

  • Europe

    South Korea’s new KF-21 fighter jet passes AESA radar test

  • Americas

    Royal Canadian Navy launched sixth and final Arctic and offshore patrol ship (AOPS)

  • Air Platform

    Ukraine shot down Russia’s Ka-52 Alligator helicopter using RBS-70 MANPAD

  • Land Platform

    Indian Army ordered 156 licensed build BMP-2 Infantry Combat Vehicle (ACV)

  • Defense Industry

    Indonesia Approves $600 Million To Procure A Submarine

  • Air Platform

    Lockheed Martin awarded $1.4 billion contract for C-130J aircraft

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    New Zealand Special Air Service (SAS) – Who Dares Wins

  • Air Platform

    Red 6 Awarded Contract To Retrofit Augmented Reality Into T-38 Training Jet

  • Africa

    Turkey has destroyed the modernized Shell-S1E (Pantsir-S1E) air defense system and Wing Loong II UAV in Libya

  • Air Platform

    Australia Purchases 12 MH-60R And 29 AH-64E Apache Helicopters

  • Europe

    KGB Putin Overestimated His Rusty Soviet Military, Gets A Bloody Nose

  • Europe

    Russia’s Geran-3 Kamikaze Drone Fitted With 50 Foreign Components.

  • Middle East

    Israel-Hamas war: Second group of hostages to be freed soon

  • Anti-air Missiles

    Ukraine to get more NASAMS anti-air missile system from Norway

  • East Asia and Pacific Region

    China To Export Reverse Engineered Tor SAM Named HQ-17AE

  • Air-Launched Weapons

    U.S. Air Force Successfully Tests AGM-183A Hypersonic Missile

  • South Asia

    Human rights groups accuse Bangladesh army of covering up sexual assault

  • Central Asia

    Afghanistan’s Civil War Just Started As Taliban Battles Isis-K, Panjshir Valley’s NRF And Itself

  • Europe

    Inflation Killing Russian Economy And Manufacturing Industries

  • Europe

    British-supplied Storm Shadow Cruise Missile Injured Russian General And Killed Two Admirals In Occupied Crimea

  • Europe

    Belarusian Yak-130 Crashed Killing Two Pilots

  • Europe

    British-supplied Challenger 2 main battle tanks smashed through Russian frontline in Kursk region

  • Europe

    Netherlands, Britain to procure F-16 for Ukraine as part of fighter jets coalition

  • Infantry Weapons

    Indian DRDO Tests Short-range VL-SRSAM Missile

  • Europe

    Putin puts nuclear deterrent on alert as the Russian economy is on the verge of collapse

  • Air Platform

    Sweden signs a landmark deal with Ukraine to export up to 150 Gripen E/F fighter jets.

  • Europe

    MBDA Awarded Contract To Produce Aster 30 Missiles For Royal Navy

  • Europe

    French attack submarine Suffren begins sea trials:Report

  • Americas

    Lockheed Martin starts F-16 production for foreign sales in South Carolina

  • Air Platform

    UAE Received Two L-15 Trainer Aircraft From China

  • South Asia

    Leaked Conversation: Indian High Commissioner To Bangladesh Reach Out To General Waker-Uz-Zaman Night Before Hasina Ousted And Ask Him To Listen To Sheikh Hasina And Shoot Protesters

  • Middle East

    Kuwait purchases Bayraktar TB2 drones worth $367 million

  • Naval Platforms

    China Developed Catapult-launched Version J-15T Naval Aircraft

  • Europe

    Putin orders mass surveillance on Russian citizens who escaped conscription to Europe and Central Asia

  • Europe

    Russia Evacuates Nuclear Bombers From Engels Airbase Amid Constant Drone Attacks By Ukraine

  • Europe

    Double Troubles For Russia: Ukraine Bought 5,100 MATADOR Anti-tank Weapons

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